<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-19. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
               
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance</span> means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, aircraft or vessel that is specifically
               designed, constructed or modified and equipped and is intended to be used for and
               is maintained or operated for the transportation on the streets, highways, waterways
               or airways of this state of persons who are sick, injured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated
               or helpless.
               
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance attendant</span> means any individual who has completed a training program in emergency medical care
               and first aid approved by the state department of human resources and has been certified
               as an ambulance attendant by the department of human resources, office of emergency
               medical services.
               
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               <span class="ital">Ambulance provider</span> means an person who engages or professes to engage in the business or service of
               transporting patients in an ambulance.
               
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               <span class="ital">Approved</span> means approved by the state medical care commission pursuant to the latter's rules
               and regulations promulgated under G.S. 143B-165.
               
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               <span class="ital">Council</span> means the Hyde County Emergency Medical Services Council.
               
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               <span class="ital">County</span> means the County of Hyde Board of Commissioners or their designated representative.
               
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               <span class="ital">Dispatcher</span> means a person who is available at all times to receive requests for emergency services,
               to dispatch emergency services and to advise local law enforcement agencies and emergency
               medical facilities of any existing or threatened emergency.
               
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               <span class="ital">Emergency and emergency transportation service</span> means the use of an ambulance, its equipment and personnel to provide medical care
               and transportation of a patient who is in need of immediate medical treatment in order
               to prevent the loss of life or further aggravation or physiological or psychological
               illness or injury.
               
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               <span class="ital">Emergency medical technician (EMT)</span> means an individual who has completed a training program in emergency medical care
               at least equal to the National Standard Training Program for Emergency Medical Technicians
               as defined by the United States Department of Transportation and has been certified
               as an emergency medical technician by the department.
               
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               <span class="ital">First responder</span> means an organization with personnel trained in emergency medical care that is dispatched
               to the scene of a medical emergency for the primary purpose of providing emergency
               medical assistance to a patient until the ambulance and additional medical aid arrives.
               
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               <span class="ital">Franchise</span> means a permit issued by the county to a person for the operation of an ambulance
               service.
               
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               <span class="ital">Franchisee</span> means any person having been issued a franchise by the county for the operation of
               an ambulance service.
               
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               <span class="ital">License</span> means any driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under or granted
               by the laws of the state.
               
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               <span class="ital">Nonemergency transportation services</span> means the operation of an ambulance for any purpose other than transporting patients.
               
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               <span class="ital">Operator</span> means a person in actual physical control of an ambulance which is in motion or which
               has the engine running.
               
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               <span class="ital">Owner</span> means any person or entity who owns an ambulance.
               
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               <span class="ital">Patient</span> means an individual who is sick, injured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated or helpless
               such that the need for some medical assistance might be anticipated while being transported
               to or from a medical facility.
               
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               <span class="ital">Person</span> means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, group
               or individuals acting together for a common purpose, or organization of any kind,
               including any governmental agency other than the United States and the county.
               
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               <span class="ital">Rescue</span> means situations where the victim cannot escape an area through the normal exit or
               under his own power.
               
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               <span class="ital">Secondary ambulance provider</span> means the system of personnel and equipment meeting the same criteria as a primary
               ambulance provider, but not normally dispatched on first call response.
               
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               (Ord. No. 39, Â§ I, 12-19-1994)
               
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